但願

See also: 但愿

Chinese

		but; yet; however but; yet; however; only; merely; still	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
trad. (但願)		但	願
simp. (但愿)		但	愿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dànyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daan⁶ jyun⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): than-ngien / than-ngian
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tàn-goān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dànyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dànyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: tan⁴-yüan⁴
    • Yale: dàn-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dannyuann
    • Palladius: даньюань (danʹjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daan⁶ jyun⁶
    • Yale: daahn yuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daan⁶ jyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dan⁶ yun⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːn²² jyːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: than-ngien
    • Hakka Romanization System: tan ngien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tan⁴ ngian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰan⁵⁵ ŋi̯en⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: than-ngian
    • Hakka Romanization System: tan ngian
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tan⁴ ngian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰan⁵⁵ ŋi̯an⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tàn-goān
    • Tâi-lô: tàn-guān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: darn'goan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tan²¹⁻⁵³ ɡuan²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡuan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tan²¹⁻⁵³ ɡuan²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tan¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡuan³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tan²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡuan³³/

Verb

但願

1. to only wish that; if only

   但願這場鬧劇很快收場。 [MSC, trad.]
   但愿这场闹剧很快收场。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dànyuàn zhè chǎng nàojù hěn kuài shōuchǎng. [Pinyin]

   I hope this farce ends soon.